Who cares about the double-dip recession when there are so many more pressing things going on in the world, all concerning animals? Sadly, we didn't have room for the polar bear who swam for nine days, or the news that sleeping with your pet will give you bubonic plague. But can you match these animals to the stories that appeared in printearlier this week?

Picture a. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA

1 Who lives on a luxury private Caribbean island and spends its days like any other tourist but doesn't have to worry about suntan lotion?